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Extense vs Extent - What's the difference?

extense | extent |

As adjectives the difference between extense and extent

is that extense is outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise while extent is (obsolete) extended.

As a noun extent is

a range of values or locations.

extense

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.

    • Usage notes

    Encountered in Indian English translations. ----

    extent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A range of values or locations.
  • The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
    • The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
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  • (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.

    • See also

    * scope * ("extent" on Wikipedia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Extended.
    • (Spenser)
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